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Why "notorious" though? Isn't this a good thing for them and for customers as well? I would expect "famous", since this seems lika a feat/achievement to me.

• tikhonj 4y ago
  "Notorious" isn't always negative—the connotations of the word depend on context (and probably regional use?) in sometimes confusing ways.
  • galdosdi 4y ago
    Indeed! It's a really interesting usage. Maybe it developed in a similar way as "badass" to convey a sense of (positive, approved) vaguely dangerous wildness and coolness. It kind of makes sense here -- Hetzner's competitors probably hate this "notorious" behavior of being so good at ruthlessly[1] slashing prices [1] See, another example of this sort of thing. Cool!
    • endorphine 4y ago
      Interesting, didn't know that. Thanks for elaborating!
      • galdosdi 4y ago
        You still don't! I was speculating :)